Turtles are scarier than a bomb on the other side of earth. They're evil!
;-) On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 5:06 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:44:06 +0200, "Jan G.B." said: > > > Oh and by the way.. he's still lobbying against FD, as you can see here: > > "Full disclosure is cyber terrorism" => > > http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/105/511801/30/0/threaded > > Dude needs to learn to be consistent. Kinda hard to support "FD is cyber > terrorism" while also whining about overinflated claims of cyberwarfare. > > In any case, his basic thesis is flawed. The fact that "most people seem to > agree with me" doesn't in fact mean it's true, only that most CNet readers > are > just as confused as he is. Full disclosure is *not* terrrorism, any more > than the weather service issuing a tornado alert is terrorism. It may mean > I have more work ahead, but that's true for a tornado alert as well. And > most > importantly, I'm not terrorized - I'm fully informed and can take actions > accordingly. It's *partial* disclosure that's terrorism. > > Consider the following two scenarios: > > "There are bombs at the following 7 specific locations, set to go off at > 4PM > local time. The trash bin behind 1123 Haymarket, in a box under the steps > at > 904 Maple, (etc etc)" > > "The Department of Homeland Security has received information indicating > an increased threat against building that have a 7 in the street address, > cars with a Q or J in the plate number, and turtles". > > Which one scares more people? > > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ >
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